A very interesting cell phone was recently shown in Japan. Toshiba is introducing a cell phone that runs on methanol fuel. It fits well into the whole going green rage we’re seeing around the world. This phone is a modified Toshiba T002 that’s being shown by Japanese carrier KDDI.

The phone is based on a direct methanol fuel cell or DMFC for short. DMFC’s are able to produce electricity from the reaction between methanol, water, and air. This type of battery is recognized as being a much greener than the traditional ones. The fuel cell unit also includes a lithium ion battery. This enables to phone to be able to deal with the high power demands when the phone is used to make calls or browse the web. This gives the phone an amazing 320 hours of battery life. That’s three days longer than the normal T002. You might think it cant get any better than that, however this phone does that. The battery life is amazing, but its ability to be recharged in seconds rather than hours is unheard off. All it takes to recharge this phone, is a small squirt of methanol.

A lot of people don’t like the fact that the extra fuel cell makes the phone twice as thick as the original. That’s a small price to pay, for all the benefits that come along with this phone. Toshiba is trying to introduce a new portable charger that will use this same technology. This charger will be able to be used to recharge batteries in the many portable gadgets we have today. Be on the lookout for when these products will hit the market.